
The greatest sci-fi story ever written
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The greatest sci-fi story ever written
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Re: The greatest sci-fi story ever written
Hilarious! Obvious, once you read it--of course the reader injects his personal bias.....
I had to check to be sure the writer wasn't Larry Niven. (the reader injects his personal bias.....)
I had to check to be sure the writer wasn't Larry Niven. (the reader injects his personal bias.....)
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Re: The greatest sci-fi story ever written
Be careful what you wish for.............. 

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Re: The greatest sci-fi story ever written
That's a good concept, with realistic dialog, and well plotted with a surprise ending.
Reminds me of Asimov's short story about the two astronauts who complain that all the machines sent to their space station require assembly, and the instructions are always faded, blurred photocopies with the instructions written by subliterate idiots.
Their complaining finally gets them the shipment of a robot with the instructions for assembly of dozens of machines in its electronic memory, but the robot itself requires assembly by them, and the instructions are faded, blurred photocopies with the instructions written by subliterate idiots.
Reminds me of Asimov's short story about the two astronauts who complain that all the machines sent to their space station require assembly, and the instructions are always faded, blurred photocopies with the instructions written by subliterate idiots.
Their complaining finally gets them the shipment of a robot with the instructions for assembly of dozens of machines in its electronic memory, but the robot itself requires assembly by them, and the instructions are faded, blurred photocopies with the instructions written by subliterate idiots.
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E.g.:
"I believe in Freedom of Speech, but". . .
"I support the Second Amendment, but". . .
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Re: The greatest sci-fi story ever written
I miss Asimov.. 

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Re: The greatest sci-fi story ever written
So do I. I never really got in to his sci-fi but I LOVED his science essays. I have several collections of them, he had a way of making arcane topics readable without talking down to the reader.cu74 wrote:I miss Asimov..
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Re: The greatest sci-fi story ever written
Asimov was awesome. The link isn't working for me.